papal bull
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”).
Noun edit
papal bull (plural papal bulls)
Translations edit
official document or edict from the Pope
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Further reading edit
- papal bull on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- list of papal bulls on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “papal bull”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “papal bull, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “papal bull”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “papal bull” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.